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Newspaper

Hope Star

Location

Hope, Arkansas, United States of America

Date

Sep 11, 1945

Page

2

MacArthur abolishes Jap High Command to shape Occupation policy

AP analyst notes General MacArthur moves to end Imperial General Headquarters and impose press and radio censorship. He argues the actions strike at militarism, target war leaders, and curb propaganda as occupiers seek to stabilize Japan amid Allied war crimes lists and a crackdown on pro-Japanese sentiment.

Dewitt MacKenzie MacArthur Japan Australia America Ncer Tojo Preimier Imperial General Tejos Nippon Times Saipan Marianas Imperial General Staff Yokohama James J. Robinson Bloomington Ind Naval Division U. S. War Crimes Office American Bar Association University of Indiana Frederick W. Bradshaw Jackson Miss Sixth Army War Claims Branch George H. Brereton Berkeley Calif California John M. Weir Washington, D. C Charles B. Warren, Jr Detroit Mich War Crimes Office Washington India Burma China

Hope Star 1899 1929 MacArthur signs and Tokyo surrender note

In the Hope Star dispatches, MacArthur’s moves signal progress in the occupation with disarmament and demobilization of Japanese forces proceeding smoothly. Tojo’s despair is noted as the Allies gain momentum following Tokyo's surrender, suggesting a stable path forward.

Star of Hope Consolidated MacArthur Tojo Tokyo

Coolest Man on the Seas Recalls War Fronts and Feats

Bill Swain recalls reward at Fedala after earning the Purple Heart from shell fragments while serving on an ammunition ship. He survived near torpedo attacks and peril at Salerno, describes drilling in a frigid chill box, and hopes for a shore leave in Japan with fellow crewmen Lane Brockman and J. L. Brockman.

Italy Normandy Okinawa Tokyo Bay Fedala Bill Caribbean Sea Swain Salerno Ancon Hugh S. Walker Searcy Ark Japan Stewart W. P. Lane Newport R. I J. L. Brockman Huntsville

Arkansas servicemen return aboard multiple ships

A long list of Arkansas veterans returning to the United States is reported aboard the Argentine and various other vessels. Names span towns like Little Rock, Pine Bluff, Texarkana, and Harrison with ranks from Pvt to Lt, including many Pfc and Tec. A separate note mentions Tojo and postwar war crimes machinery forming at Yokohama with a four man commission.

Arkansas New York Britton Hugh G. T McGehee Terry John E. T Little Rock Tharv Robert C. T Danville Vincent Oris I. T Harriet Wyatt Preston M. T Do. Halbrook Joseph G Damascus Harold D Fl.mith Watts George R Pine- Bluff Weathers Samuel G Kingston Zrents John E Cleveland McFarlin Norman E Cesare Odom Clifford A Paris Stevens Cecil J Vanadale Watson Allen P van Buren Aydelotte Roy H Harrison Hall Wayne D Smith Warren S Benton Dearley Gerald G Maysville Hurd Quentin R S Skinner John C. S Ft. Smith Benson Lawrence H Texarkana Grosh Lester J Greenwood Bailey Albert G Cecil Daxer William B Tex Malvern Penney Elmer L Lowell Robertson James H Cwo Fort Smith Overstreet Bloc Walnut Ridge Anderson Sam P McGoogan Smead P Junction City Hardin John M., Jr Batesville Fassnacht Joseph E Griffin Arlin W Hatfield Whiteaker Hays W Calico Rock Woodbridge Jessie E Lake Aeays James A Searcy Tidwell Glen T Glenwood Jernigan Wilbur C Keiser Marine Evil Boston Houck Henry B Camden McPherson Raymond Hardy Gaddy James L., Jr Sgt Arsenal Passmore Damon C Russell Edward L Clay Jack E Roland Jones Delton B Dierks Mason Vernon W Iic Fouke Cooksey Lester Pfc Deer Goda James L Gosner Joe D Paragould Liddell Jessie E., Jr Pfic Wilson Tarpley Clarendon Clarendon Burger, John W., 1St St., el Dorado. Say, Norman E Hot Springs Cockrell Elmo Hamburg Burdine Eugene E Jasper. Jones Homer P Richardson Orvis F Ashflat Carney Howard C Prairie Grove Storey Clayton H Manila United States Sea Owl Boston Toay Alexander Donald Pine Bluff Webb Ralph E Berry James O Lipsmeyer John L Bradshaw Lonie C Pfe Ashtown Francis Walker Floyd E Huntsville Gibbs Edward G Smackover Markis Marvin L Conway Marvin A T-4 Johnsville Baylor Walter Biles Edgar V Case Jack H England Hobb Alvin D T-5 DeQueen Carter Stephs R Loy Feaster John M John, Jr Osceola Massey Joe F Landis Simmons Monroe Stuttfart Stewart John G Fayetteville Wheatley Kenneth P Kensett Polk Elmer C. K Rector Bell Richard A Bright Richard C Prescott Hendrix Charles F Brinkley LeRoy

Tojo Shoots Self in Tokyo Home After Arrest Order

The former premier known as The Razor shot himself at 4 21 p m as American MPs moved to arrest him for war crimes. Doctors reported a gaping chest wound but Tojo showed potential for survival while reporters photographed the scene and troops prepared for broader occupation.

Tojo Tokyo Japan Comei James Johnson First Cavalry Johnson Tamemitsu Erba Vila First Cavalry Division Meiji Shrine 98Th Yokohama Hirohito Tem Douglas MacArthur Honshu Fukushima Yamagata Iwate Sendai Ishinomaki Shiogama Japanese Domei Agency

Tojo Wounds and Last Moments at Tokyo Home

Reports describe Tojo slumping in a chair after a shooting at his Tokyo residence as Kraus and reporters arrived. A young man, possibly Tojo’s son, was present. Tojo spoke of dying and accepted responsibility for the war before losing consciousness, with medical aid summoned but uncertain chances of survival.

Kraus General MacArthur Yokohama Tojo Takamatsu Tokyo Saipan Manchuria

Rationing Ends Near as Beef Supply Grows

Agriculture sources say lower grade beef may lose rationing before Oct 1 and total meat rationing could end when cattle shipments boost supply. Officials deny full lift now but note supply is approaching the 1944 level as meat points fall.

Agriculture Department United Press Department of Agriculture Office of Price OPA

Series of Sings at Providence Church Begins

Providence church ten miles south of Hope on Highway 29 hosts weekly sings each Wednesday night at 8 30 starting today and continuing every week. A third Sunday sing is also planned each month at 8 30.

Provvndence Providence Church Hope Highway 29

Army Issues Continued From Page One Front

A roundup of congressional actions and military policy developments. Senators push recruiting incentives while House and Senate committees fast track bills to speed enlistment. Other items include faster discharges, Pearl Harbor investigation, unemployment pay, full employment debate, airport funding, government budgets, gender equality measures, surplus war goods reforms, and permanent five star ranks for top officers.

Congress Edwin C. Johnson Dcole Senate Military Committee House Military Committee House Ao Senate Congressional Pearl Harbor Senate Finance Committee Senate Banking Committee Senate TVA Farm Credit Senate Judiciary Committee Surplus Property

Ministers set on rebuilding postwar food and drink markets

Officials outlined plans to restore civilian purchasing power with per capita allowances of 140 pounds yearly and 145 pounds in the last quarter. A crop forecast boosts corn to 3,069,000,000 bushels, signaling resumed bourbon production while pork supplies increase as hog farming expands.

Department Agriculture Department

Market Report from St Louis Livestock Yard

National Stockyards report Sept 11 shows hogs steady with feeders 139 lbs around 15.50 to 15.75, pigs 16.00, light breeding gilts 15.00-25, slaughter barrows and gilts 14.70, sows 13.95. Cattle receipts steady, native steers 17.90 top, yearlings 16.60-17.25, cows 8.50-12.00, bulls 9.50-12.50, slaughter ranges 9.25-17.75, stocker 8.75-14.00, plus price outlook and crop movement notes.

ST. Louis Livestock National Stockyards

Global Markets and Powers Express Pacific and European Interests

Financial note shows cotton futures at 55 cents a bale with slow trading and steady to slightly lower prices. The article surveys Britain, China, Russia, and France positions on internationalizing European waterways and Pacific area issues, including Ruhr, Levant, and the Danube.

New York Europe Britain United States China Hong Kong Russia Dardanelles France Ruhr The Levant

Duty Free And Aluminum Industry Proposals Examined

A Senate committee report on disposal of government-owned aluminum assets notes that new operators like Reynolds face tough competition from Alcoa and the Aluminum Company of Canada, which own low cost power plants. It argues power rates must be competitive with Alcoa’s to enable new entrants.

Joseph T. Robinson Arkansas Senate Committee Reynolds Alcoa Aluminum Company of Canada

Grain futures rise as cash wheat purchases lift markets

Chicago trade closes with gains across grains as wheat leads the advance amid cash buying by commission houses. Corn oats rye and barley tracks show mixed but mostly higher closes with September and December contracts noted. New Orleans cotton futures steady with narrow ranges and varied daily highs and lows.

Chicago

Our Daily Self as the Final Authority

The text sketches a view of a leader as a final authority who values common sense and friendly cooperation. It notes gratitude for a trait likely to benefit the country in the future, though the fragment ends mid thought leaving the assessment incomplete.

Man Recalls Tibet Flight From Illness to Wealth and Power

Edwina J. Dingle claims a mystic power learned in Forbidden Tibet transformed health and life, leading to wealth and recognition. He offers a free 9,090-word treaty through The Institute of Mentalphysics in Los Angeles, urging prompt requests as copies are limited.

Forbidden Tibet Edwina J. Dingle England Far East Dingle Institute of Mentalphysics South Hobart Eblvd Dept T-19 Los Angeles Calif

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